Cover of the cookbook titled 'Mix It Up: The Culinary Medicine Cookbook for Mixing Things Up in the Kitchen' by Olivia Thomas and Christina Badaracco, featuring various ingredients on a kitchen counter, including eggs, ginger, potatoes, salmon, tofu, garlic, herbs, and sauces.

Mix It Up

Mix It Up is the brainchild of Olivia Thomas. She is the Director of Nutrition Innovation and Implementation at Boston Medical Center.

This cookbook series is her continued effort to share ways to integrate food-based interventions and establish community-generated and culturally affirming programs to prevent and improve diet-related chronic diseases.

She hopes that this will bring nutrition to the forefront of clinical care.

Client: Olivia Thomas, MS, RDN, LDN

Cookbook Series: Mix It Up, May'25

Food Stylist: Kristina Wolter

Photographer: Nitya Jain

Location: Austin, TX

Assorted spices, grains, and legumes on wooden and ceramic dishes, with lemons and fresh mint.
Variety of fresh fruits and vegetables including bananas, red bell pepper, apple, lemon, orange, radishes, kale, chard, carrots, blood orange, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and other produce on a flat surface.
Eggs in a blue bowl, sliced sweet potatoes, fresh ginger, various fresh herbs like sage and mint, sliced green chili, raw salmon fillet on a wooden cutting board, small bowl of olive oil, green chili, and a variety of vegetables including potatoes an
Page from a cookbook titled 'mix it up' featuring a purple and white layout with the subtitle 'The Culinary Medicine Cookbook for Mixing Things Up in the Kitchen' and an orange section titled 'Chopping Size Guide' detailing various chopping technique
A page from a cooking guide or magazine with sections on preventing overcooking, handling leftovers, chopping, awareness of food allergies, knife skills, and preparing protein, accompanied by images of various fresh vegetables and prepared dishes.
Assorted spices and ingredients for cooking, including garlic, ginger, dried red chili peppers, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, rice, lemon, cilantro, black beans, chickpeas, and lentils.
Assorted fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, seeds, and a piece of raw salmon arranged on a table, including cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, radishes, lemon, blood and regular oranges, cucumber, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, red onion, herbs,
Book cover titled "Mix It Up: The Culinary Medicine Cookbook for Metabolic Health" featuring an array of fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, and seafood.
Assorted spices, dried beans, lentils, and grains arranged on a table, along with some bread and dried chili peppers, used for cooking or preparing traditional Mexican dishes.
Assorted fresh fruits and vegetables, including blood oranges, a lemon, capers, green beans, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, cherry peppers, broccoli, and a green apple.

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